The group ends up staying until closing time, getting kicked out by Maz herself.
Finn hesitates when they're heading out and Poe takes a deep breath, trying to work up the nerve to ask Finn out for a drink.
"So, I'll see you later?" Finn says first.
"Oh, uh yeah." Poe says, feeling a little deflated. "See you around." Finn then heads out with Rey, leaving Jess and Poe. Snap has long since headed out with his new lady friend.
"I totally got her number!" Jess says triumphantly. "I am awesome, go me."
"Good job," Poe says. "Way to work it."
Jess squints up at Poe. "Wait--did you not get Finn's number?"
"I already have his number," Poe points out.
Jess rolls her eyes. "You know what I mean. Did you not ask him out?You are totally into him."
"I was going to," Poe says defensively. "But then he kind of ended the conversation by just saying that he would see me around."
Jess thinks for a few minutes. "Hm," she says finally. "Well, I'm going to chalk that up to him being socially-awkward. He spends all of his days around dogs, so he's probably just a little unfamiliar with flirting technique. And I'm not just saying that because, let me tell you, his body language screamed that he wanted to climb you like a tree."
"Excuse me?" Poe says. "He wanted to what?"
"I am not repeating it," Jess says. "I'm just saying that guy is into you. I mean, they always are, it's the hair. You do not know how lucky you are."
Poe mulls it over the next day. When he takes BB-8 out for a walk, he snaps a quick pictures of BB-8 running along and sends it to Finn.
Just in case you're missing the little mutt, Poe writes. After a moment of consideration, Poe follow it up with, So what does a dog walker do on his Sunday off?
Finn responds almost immediately and they go back and forth throughout the rest of the day.
It doesn't stop there. On Monday, Poe spends half of his day texting Finn, only managing to be slightly productive when he leaves his phone behind before heading into a meeting in Leia's office.
Even the pictures that Finn sends of BB-8 are unfair because now Poe can imagine Finn walking BB-8. Poe's heart melts a little bit just thinking about the two of them together.
By Thursday, it's gotten to the point of embarrassment. Snap catches him reading one of Finn's messages and starts laughing. "You have such a goofy look on your face," Snap says. "I wish I had taken a picture to send to Jess."
Poe groans.
On Friday, Poe decides to exercise the better part of discretion and work from home for the second half of the day. When he gets to his house, BB-8 isn't there yipping and slobbering all over Poe's clothing, which means that she's probably out on a walk with Finn. Poe does a mental fist pump.
When Finn and BB-8 get back, BB-8 immediately takes off in a sprint and starts jumping all over Poe.
"Hey, BB-8," Poe says fondly, picking her up. BB-8 yips at Poe. "That good of a day, huh?"
"Sorry," Finn says. "We're still working on the jumping."
"Nah, I don't mind it," Poe says. "So how was she today?"
"Great, as always," Finn says. He looks fantastic, a dark shirt stretched over his shoulders and jeans.
"Can I offer you something to drink?" Poe asks. "Water, orange juice, a beer?"
Finn smiles. "I probably shouldn't drink on the job but I wouldn't say no to some water."
They end up chatting for a while, not really about one thing in particular, just shooting the shit. Eventually Finn looks down at his phone and swears.
"I've got to run," he says. "Or I am going to be really late for my next set of clients."
Poe's heart sinks a little bit but he decides to just take this as an opportunity. "No worries--I'd love to continue this another time though. Maybe lunch this weekend?"
"Yeah--that would be great!" Finn says excitedly. The butterflies in Poe's stomach jump up to about eleven. "I'm sure that Rey can make it." And back down to earth.
"Uh," Poe says intelligently.
"I'll text you," Finn says and all but runs out of the house.
"Are you sure this guy is into me?" Poe asks Jess when he calls her. "I think he's into Rey."
"Nope, definitely not," Jess says. "I've been talking with Rey and she says that they've been best friends forever and that Finn is definitely into guys."
"Well, I tried to ask him on a date and he invited Rey along," Poe says, trying not sound as put out as he feels.
Jess, that sadistic woman, just laughs. "Wow, I bet that's a rare occurrence for you."
Jess does agree to also come to lunch, she says to be a wing woman although Poe is reasonably certain it's to see Rey, so at least Poe has (questionable) moral support.
They end up deciding to meet up at Maz's due to location convenience and the fact that they allow dogs outside. It's a little chilly but not too cold when they get find an open table on the outdoor patio, BB-8 sniffing everything excitedly.
Jess starts off while they're deciding what to order by doing her best to embarrass Poe.
"Did you know," Jess says brightly to Finn. "That Poe flies planes in his free time? Also, this hair, all natural. He just wakes up and it's perfect."
"Please stop talking," Poe says desperately. "Rey, tell us about animals." Rey, thankfully, appears to be willing to help Poe out so she starts talking about her practice which sucks Jess right in so Poe can talk to Finn.
After a few minutes, Rey stands up abruptly. "What does everyone want to order?" she asks. When everyone is finished, she nods at Jess. "We're going to go inside and order," Rey says loudly. She looks meaningfully at Jess until Jess also stands up.
"Yep, going inside to order," Jess says and then she and Rey disappear.
"So..." Finn says awkwardly.
"Don't worry about it," Poe says. "Jess is always a little crazy."
"Oh she and Rey are going to get along great," Finn says. "Probably alarmingly so."
"So you and Rey...?" Poe says.
Finn shakes his head emphatically. "Nope," he said, laughing. "Definitely not." Poe mentally heaves a huge sigh of relief.
"Got it," Poe says. Alright, he's going to go for it. Now or never. "So I have to ask, do you want to go out some time, just the two of us? On a date?" Poe wants to be absolutely clear.
Finn looks faintly stunned. "With me?"
Poe nods, his chest feeling tight. "Yes, I was kind of hoping that this would be a date but then I thought maybe you were into Rey. When you said you weren't..." Poe trails off. "Well, I figured I just needed to ask."
"Ah," Finn says. He seems slightly lost for words. "Yes, definitely yes. So many yeses. I didn't even think...sometimes I miss normal social cues. Rey kept saying this was a date but I didn't believe her. If I had known this was a date, I would definitely not invited Rey."
Poe tries not to smile, but can't manage to hold it in. Finn is also smiling, a slightly hesitant one that widens until Finn shivers.
Poe starts taking off his jacket. "Here," he says handing it to Finn.
Finn looks torn. "Are you sure?"
Poe nods. "It looks good on you," Poe says. "Really good."
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Finn hesitates when they're heading out and Poe takes a deep breath, trying to work up the nerve to ask Finn out for a drink.
"So, I'll see you later?" Finn says first.
"Oh, uh yeah." Poe says, feeling a little deflated. "See you around." Finn then heads out with Rey, leaving Jess and Poe. Snap has long since headed out with his new lady friend.
"I totally got her number!" Jess says triumphantly. "I am awesome, go me."
"Good job," Poe says. "Way to work it."
Jess squints up at Poe. "Wait--did you not get Finn's number?"
"I already have his number," Poe points out.
Jess rolls her eyes. "You know what I mean. Did you not ask him out?You are totally into him."
"I was going to," Poe says defensively. "But then he kind of ended the conversation by just saying that he would see me around."
Jess thinks for a few minutes. "Hm," she says finally. "Well, I'm going to chalk that up to him being socially-awkward. He spends all of his days around dogs, so he's probably just a little unfamiliar with flirting technique. And I'm not just saying that because, let me tell you, his body language screamed that he wanted to climb you like a tree."
"Excuse me?" Poe says. "He wanted to what?"
"I am not repeating it," Jess says. "I'm just saying that guy is into you. I mean, they always are, it's the hair. You do not know how lucky you are."
Poe mulls it over the next day. When he takes BB-8 out for a walk, he snaps a quick pictures of BB-8 running along and sends it to Finn.
Just in case you're missing the little mutt, Poe writes. After a moment of consideration, Poe follow it up with, So what does a dog walker do on his Sunday off?
Finn responds almost immediately and they go back and forth throughout the rest of the day.
It doesn't stop there. On Monday, Poe spends half of his day texting Finn, only managing to be slightly productive when he leaves his phone behind before heading into a meeting in Leia's office.
Even the pictures that Finn sends of BB-8 are unfair because now Poe can imagine Finn walking BB-8. Poe's heart melts a little bit just thinking about the two of them together.
By Thursday, it's gotten to the point of embarrassment. Snap catches him reading one of Finn's messages and starts laughing. "You have such a goofy look on your face," Snap says. "I wish I had taken a picture to send to Jess."
Poe groans.
On Friday, Poe decides to exercise the better part of discretion and work from home for the second half of the day. When he gets to his house, BB-8 isn't there yipping and slobbering all over Poe's clothing, which means that she's probably out on a walk with Finn. Poe does a mental fist pump.
When Finn and BB-8 get back, BB-8 immediately takes off in a sprint and starts jumping all over Poe.
"Hey, BB-8," Poe says fondly, picking her up. BB-8 yips at Poe. "That good of a day, huh?"
"Sorry," Finn says. "We're still working on the jumping."
"Nah, I don't mind it," Poe says. "So how was she today?"
"Great, as always," Finn says. He looks fantastic, a dark shirt stretched over his shoulders and jeans.
"Can I offer you something to drink?" Poe asks. "Water, orange juice, a beer?"
Finn smiles. "I probably shouldn't drink on the job but I wouldn't say no to some water."
They end up chatting for a while, not really about one thing in particular, just shooting the shit. Eventually Finn looks down at his phone and swears.
"I've got to run," he says. "Or I am going to be really late for my next set of clients."
Poe's heart sinks a little bit but he decides to just take this as an opportunity. "No worries--I'd love to continue this another time though. Maybe lunch this weekend?"
"Yeah--that would be great!" Finn says excitedly. The butterflies in Poe's stomach jump up to about eleven. "I'm sure that Rey can make it." And back down to earth.
"Uh," Poe says intelligently.
"I'll text you," Finn says and all but runs out of the house.
"Are you sure this guy is into me?" Poe asks Jess when he calls her. "I think he's into Rey."
"Nope, definitely not," Jess says. "I've been talking with Rey and she says that they've been best friends forever and that Finn is definitely into guys."
"Well, I tried to ask him on a date and he invited Rey along," Poe says, trying not sound as put out as he feels.
Jess, that sadistic woman, just laughs. "Wow, I bet that's a rare occurrence for you."
Jess does agree to also come to lunch, she says to be a wing woman although Poe is reasonably certain it's to see Rey, so at least Poe has (questionable) moral support.
They end up deciding to meet up at Maz's due to location convenience and the fact that they allow dogs outside. It's a little chilly but not too cold when they get find an open table on the outdoor patio, BB-8 sniffing everything excitedly.
Jess starts off while they're deciding what to order by doing her best to embarrass Poe.
"Did you know," Jess says brightly to Finn. "That Poe flies planes in his free time? Also, this hair, all natural. He just wakes up and it's perfect."
"Please stop talking," Poe says desperately. "Rey, tell us about animals." Rey, thankfully, appears to be willing to help Poe out so she starts talking about her practice which sucks Jess right in so Poe can talk to Finn.
After a few minutes, Rey stands up abruptly. "What does everyone want to order?" she asks. When everyone is finished, she nods at Jess. "We're going to go inside and order," Rey says loudly. She looks meaningfully at Jess until Jess also stands up.
"Yep, going inside to order," Jess says and then she and Rey disappear.
"So..." Finn says awkwardly.
"Don't worry about it," Poe says. "Jess is always a little crazy."
"Oh she and Rey are going to get along great," Finn says. "Probably alarmingly so."
"So you and Rey...?" Poe says.
Finn shakes his head emphatically. "Nope," he said, laughing. "Definitely not." Poe mentally heaves a huge sigh of relief.
"Got it," Poe says. Alright, he's going to go for it. Now or never. "So I have to ask, do you want to go out some time, just the two of us? On a date?" Poe wants to be absolutely clear.
Finn looks faintly stunned. "With me?"
Poe nods, his chest feeling tight. "Yes, I was kind of hoping that this would be a date but then I thought maybe you were into Rey. When you said you weren't..." Poe trails off. "Well, I figured I just needed to ask."
"Ah," Finn says. He seems slightly lost for words. "Yes, definitely yes. So many yeses. I didn't even think...sometimes I miss normal social cues. Rey kept saying this was a date but I didn't believe her. If I had known this was a date, I would definitely not invited Rey."
Poe tries not to smile, but can't manage to hold it in. Finn is also smiling, a slightly hesitant one that widens until Finn shivers.
Poe starts taking off his jacket. "Here," he says handing it to Finn.
Finn looks torn. "Are you sure?"
Poe nods. "It looks good on you," Poe says. "Really good."